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DMRS (Division of Mental Retardation Services) oversees several agencies that provide residential services to individuals with developmental disabilities. Almost every county has one of these agencies. We (meaning my agency) provides services for McMinn, Meigs and Monroe Counties. I am a social worker for our residential service recipients and the agency investigator as well. You may want to check out the DMRS website for the state and I am pretty sure the site has a list of all the agencies. Each agency has their own policy and procedures, however we all have to follow DMRS policy and procedure as well. There is mandated training, but most agencies provide that training and pay minimum wage for the training hours. Starting pay depends on the area. Our particular agency is small, but we have great benefits and good pay for the area. We provide health insurance for free, paid vacation and you are allowed 12 paid sick days a year as well.

There are also residential group homes for mentally ill and other issues, I do not ahve much information on those as I do not work in that field.

I'm looking for a group home near Nashville or Memphis where my grand daughter cam live after she turned 18. She is mentally disabled and would do very well in a residential home of other persons who are mentally or physically disabled.

I'm looking for a group home near Nashville or Memphis where my grand daughter cam live after she turned 18. She is mentally disabled and would do very well in a residential home of other persons who are mentally or physically disabled.

My mom lives in Monroe County and I have a sister that has autism (never been officially diagnosed but has many symptoms of autism) She is getting harder and harder for my mom that is getting older...Is ther eanything that can be done to get her help FAST? I am afraid that my sister is going to harm my mom....she is getting more dangerous by the day..but is a real sweet girl but just has temper tantrums and my mom is having more harder time to deal with her and she is already on medications so there is a call in to a doctor to help see if medications can help her...My mom is running out of options....She called today crying because she does not know what else to do
THanks
Jpalmer

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Originally Posted by Forest Breath

DMRS (Division of Mental Retardation Services) oversees several agencies that provide residential services to individuals with developmental disabilities. Almost every county has one of these agencies. We (meaning my agency) provides services for McMinn, Meigs and Monroe Counties. I am a social worker for our residential service recipients and the agency investigator as well. You may want to check out the DMRS website for the state and I am pretty sure the site has a list of all the agencies. Each agency has their own policy and procedures, however we all have to follow DMRS policy and procedure as well. There is mandated training, but most agencies provide that training and pay minimum wage for the training hours. Starting pay depends on the area. Our particular agency is small, but we have great benefits and good pay for the area. We provide health insurance for free, paid vacation and you are allowed 12 paid sick days a year as well.

There are also residential group homes for mentally ill and other issues, I do not ahve much information on those as I do not work in that field.

My mom lives in Monroe County and I have a sister that has autism (never been officially diagnosed but has many symptoms of autism) She is getting harder and harder for my mom that is getting older...Is ther eanything that can be done to get her help FAST? I am afraid that my sister is going to harm my mom....she is getting more dangerous by the day..but is a real sweet girl but just has temper tantrums and my mom is having more harder time to deal with her and she is already on medications so there is a call in to a doctor to help see if medications can help her...My mom is running out of options....She called today crying because she does not know what else to do
THanks
Jpalmer

You might want to contact the local Health Dept to see if they can give you guidance. Good luck!

First of all any number of mental illnesses can be responsible for outbursts and temper tantrums so don't claim any particular "disease" when you call for help. Your mother needs to have her assessed and diagnosed by professionals before anything can be done or a "group home" can be looked for. Her age may make a difference in what is available to help your mother.

Have your mother call one of the numbers in the following related page: Tennessee Department of Mental Health At the top of the page you can see two sets of hotline numbers. One is for adults with mental illness and the other bunch is for children, dependent on location. It may give her some immediate help, or at least numbers to call to get some help and direction. Monroe county is part of the Knoxville area for Mental health services and that number is further down the page and will connect you to Helen Ross McNabb Center. In addition to the numbers they have listed here is the website for the center: Helen Ross McNabb Center, Inc. - Home

Good luck to you and your mother.

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